{"id":55734,"date":"2025-11-07T11:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alvacapital.is\/?p=55734"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:07:40","slug":"ihg-hotels-resorts-continues-nordic-expansion-with-first-property-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alvacapital.is\/is\/ihg-hotels-resorts-continues-nordic-expansion-with-first-property-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"ALVA Capital og IHG gera t\u00edmam\u00f3tasamning: Opna fyrsta IHG-h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og \u00fer\u00f3a 500 herbergi \u00e1 n\u00e6stu \u00e1rum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Candlewood Suites Reykjav\u00edk undirstrikar \u00e1framhaldandi \u00fat\u00feenslu IHG \u00e1 norr\u00e6num marka\u00f0i og markar \u00e1framhaldandi evr\u00f3pska \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu v\u00f6rumerkisins.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>07.10.2025&nbsp;(London, UK):<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihgplc.com\/en\">IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a>&nbsp;IHG, eitt af lei\u00f0andi h\u00f3telfyrirt\u00e6kjum heims, tilkynnir s\u00edna fyrstu samningsbundnu eign \u00e1 \u00cdslandi fyrir me\u00f0alflokkav\u00f6rumerki sitt sem s\u00e9rh\u00e6fir sig \u00ed lengri dv\u00f6lum&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/candlewood\/hotels\/us\/en\/reservation\" target=\"_blank\">Candlewood Suites<\/a>, by IHG. Samkv\u00e6mt samningi vi\u00f0 ALVA Capital mun IHG leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a allt a\u00f0 500 herbergi \u00ed borginni e\u00f0a v\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1 n\u00e6stu \u00feremur til fimm \u00e1rum og kynna nokkur af lei\u00f0andi v\u00f6rumerkjum s\u00ednum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Holiday Inn Express og Garner h\u00f3tel, \u00e1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 opni \u00e1 n\u00e6stunni, og me\u00f0 \u00feessum t\u00edmam\u00f3ta\u00adsamningi \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk b\u00e6tist \u00fea\u00f0 vi\u00f0 13 starfandi og fyrirhugu\u00f0 h\u00f3tel \u00e1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndunum. \u00dear m\u00e1 me\u00f0al annars nefna endurkomu IHG til Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ri me\u00f0 opnun voco Stockholm \u2013 Kista, Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku og Hotel Indigo Helsinki \u00ed Finnlandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cdsland er spennandi n\u00e6sta skref \u00ed sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundinni \u00fat\u00feenslu IHG, \u00fear sem landi\u00f0 hefur upplifa\u00f0 gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega aukningu \u00ed fer\u00f0amennsku \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ratug. \u00de\u00f6kk s\u00e9 einst\u00e6\u00f0ri bl\u00f6ndu af n\u00e1tt\u00faru og borgarlegu a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafli tekur landi\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00e1 m\u00f3ti um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 2,3 millj\u00f3num erlendra fer\u00f0amanna \u00e1rlega \u2013 sem er meira en fimmfalt fj\u00f6lmennara en \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in sj\u00e1lf, sem telur um 400.000 \u00edb\u00faa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00f3teli\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur sta\u00f0sett \u00ed mi\u00f0borg Reykjav\u00edkur, \u00ed Hl\u00ed\u00f0arhverfi, n\u00e6rri a\u00f0alg\u00f6ngug\u00f6tu borgarinnar. \u00dea\u00f0 mun bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6gilegan a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lda vins\u00e6lra fer\u00f0amannasta\u00f0a, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Listasafninu Kjarvalsst\u00f6\u00f0um, Hi\u00f0 \u00edslenzka re\u00f0asafni og Sundh\u00f6llinni \u2013 allt innan \u00fe\u00e6gilegrar g\u00f6ngufjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00f3teli\u00f0, sem mun bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 53 herbergi, ver\u00f0ur umbreytt \u00far fyrrum skrifstofubyggingu og mun bj\u00f3\u00f0a gestum upp \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6gileg, \u00e1rei\u00f0anleg og r\u00famg\u00f3\u00f0 st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3 og \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ir me\u00f0 eldh\u00fasa\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u. \u00dear munu gestir hafa b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e6\u00f0i og r\u00fdmi sem \u00feeir \u00feurfa til a\u00f0 dvelja ekki a\u00f0eins \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6gindum, heldur einnig finna fyrir heimilislegri stemningu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Willemijn Geels, a\u00f0sto\u00f0arforstj\u00f3ri \u00fer\u00f3unarm\u00e1la \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu hj\u00e1 IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts, sag\u00f0i:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201eVi\u00f0 hl\u00f6kkum til a\u00f0 kynna Candlewood Suites v\u00f6rumerki\u00f0 \u00e1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndunum me\u00f0 undirritun samningsins um Candlewood Suites Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, sem er spennandi og vaxandi marka\u00f0ur fyrir IHG.\u201c<br><br>\u201eVi\u00f0 erum s\u00e9rstaklega stolt af hve hratt og fars\u00e6llega samstarfi\u00f0 milli IHG og okkar virtu samstarfsa\u00f0ila hj\u00e1 ALVA hefur gengi\u00f0, \u00fear sem samningurinn hefur veri\u00f0 undirrita\u00f0ur og umbreyting byggingarinnar \u00feegar hafin me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 opna h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00e6stunni. ALVA hefur sterka st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og \u00feessi samningur b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 mikla m\u00f6guleika fyrir IHG til a\u00f0 vaxa um land allt \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 virtan a\u00f0ila \u2013 og \u00e9g er virkilega spennt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvert \u00feetta lei\u00f0ir.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Skorri Rafn Rafnsson, forstj\u00f3ri ALVA Capital, segir:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201eVi\u00f0 erum afar stolt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0 IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma Candlewood Suites til \u00cdslands. \u00deetta er v\u00f6rumerki sem sameinar \u00fe\u00e6gindi daglegs l\u00edfs vi\u00f0 \u00feann muna\u00f0 og \u00fej\u00f3nustu sem h\u00f3tel b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1, sem gerir gestum kleift a\u00f0 dvelja \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6gindum og vi\u00f0halda s\u00ednum venjulegu daglegu r\u00fat\u00ednum, \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hversu lengi \u00feeir dvelja. Undirritun samningsins markar mikilv\u00e6gt skref \u00ed skuldbindingu okkar til a\u00f0 veita einstaka gestrisni og s\u00e9rsni\u00f0na \u00fej\u00f3nustu sem m\u00e6tir breyttum \u00fe\u00f6rfum fer\u00f0amanna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Samstarfi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt og virt h\u00f3telfyrirt\u00e6ki eins og IHG hefur \u00feegar s\u00fdnt sig vera fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt val \u00e1 me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 vinnum a\u00f0 umbreytingu byggingarinnar, og vi\u00f0 erum \u00f3tr\u00falega spennt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 fullan \u00e1rangur \u00feessa samstarfs.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALVA Capital var stofna\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2012 af Skorra Rafni Rafnssyni og er fj\u00f6lbreytt fj\u00e1rfestinga- og \u00fer\u00f3unarfyrirt\u00e6ki me\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Me\u00f0 dj\u00fapar r\u00e6tur \u00ed fj\u00e1rt\u00e6kni og t\u00e6knii\u00f0na\u00f0i hefur ALVA byggt upp og st\u00e6kka\u00f0 nokkur lei\u00f0andi fyrirt\u00e6ki \u00e1 s\u00ednu svi\u00f0i \u2014 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Netg\u00edr\u00f3, Inkasso, Bland, Heimkaup, H\u00f3pkaup og Moberg \u2014 og n\u00e1\u00f0 eftirtektarver\u00f0um \u00e1rangri \u00ed \u00feeim geirum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1ri\u00f0 2020 hefur ALVA v\u00edkka\u00f0 stefnumi\u00f0 sitt til fasteigna og beint fj\u00e1rmagni og s\u00e9r\u00feekkingu sinni a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un, eignarhaldi og rekstri \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0a- og gistir\u00fdma. \u00cd dag n\u00e6r eignasafn fyrirt\u00e6kisins yfir meira en 200 leigueiningar, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ir, h\u00f3telherbergi og \u00fer\u00f3unarverkefni til blanda\u00f0ra afnota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALVA Capital beitir gagnadrifinni fj\u00e1rfestingarstefnu sem leggur \u00e1herslu \u00e1 langt\u00edmaver\u00f0m\u00e6task\u00f6pun, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed sprota- og fasteignaverkefnum s\u00ednum. H\u00f3purinn starfar \u00e1fram \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0avettvangi og n\u00fdtir rekstrarlegan stu\u00f0ning, n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun og fj\u00e1rmagn til a\u00f0 auka eignir s\u00ednar og skila fram\u00farskarandi \u00e1rangri \u00e1 marka\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sem hluti af langt\u00edmagistingarflokknum Suites hj\u00e1 IHG bj\u00f3\u00f0a Candlewood Suites h\u00f3telin upp \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfsafgrei\u00f0slu\u00fevottah\u00fas, a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 l\u00edkamsr\u00e6ktara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u og vikulega \u00ferifa\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Einnig eru \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0irnar me\u00f0 vel b\u00fain eldh\u00fas, a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 \u00fatb\u00faa kaffi og te, \u00fe\u00e6gileg s\u00e6ti og vinnua\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u. Gestir hafa a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 Candlewood Cupboard, verslun \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 kaupa drykki, snarl og nau\u00f0synjav\u00f6rur, auk \u00feess sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 er upp \u00e1 g\u00e6\u00f0a kaffi og te \u00far baunum allan s\u00f3larhringinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IHG hyggst opna n\u00edu Candlewood Suites h\u00f3tel v\u00ed\u00f0svegar um Nor\u00f0ur-Evr\u00f3pu og bj\u00f3\u00f0a gestum upp \u00e1 n\u00fdja mi\u00f0lungsflokk gisti\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0a sem sameinar \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega \u00fej\u00f3nustu og \u00fe\u00e6gindi \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0agistingar. Vaxandi eftirspurn eftir lengri dv\u00f6lum endurspeglast \u00ed vaxandi verkefna- og rekstrarsafni IHG \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu, sem n\u00fa telur 32 gistiheimili \u00ed flokki lengri dvalar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candlewood Suites Reykjavik b\u00e6tist vi\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt h\u00f3telsafn IHG, sem samanstendur af meira en 410 starfandi Candlewood Suites h\u00f3telum og 192 \u00ed undirb\u00faningi, fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 v\u00f6rumerki\u00f0 var keypt \u00e1ri\u00f0 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*T\u00f6lur mi\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 30. j\u00fan\u00ed, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hlekkur \u00e1 fr\u00e9tt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihgplc.com\/en\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/2025\/ihg-hotels-and-resorts-continues-nordic-expansion-with-first-property-in-iceland\">ihgplc.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00e9r getur \u00fe\u00fa k\u00edkt \u00e1 b\u00f3kunars\u00ed\u00f0u <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/candlewood\/hotels\/us\/en\/reykjavik\/rekrr\/hoteldetail\">ihg.com<\/a> og b\u00f3ka\u00f0 dv\u00f6l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHG Hotels &#038; Resorts\u00a0(IHG), one of the world\u2019s leading hotel companies, announces its first signing in Iceland for its midscale long stay brand\u00a0Candlewood Suites, by IHG. Signed as part of an agreement with ALVA Capital, IHG will look to develop up to 500 rooms in the city or wider Iceland over the next three to five years introducing some of IHG\u2019s leading brands, including Holiday Inn Express and Garner hotels, to the Nordics.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":55736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ALVA Capital and IHG sign landmark agreement: Open first IHG hotel in Iceland and develop 500 rooms in the coming years : ALVA Capital<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ALVA Capital and IHG sign landmark agreement: Open first IHG hotel in Iceland and develop 500 rooms in the coming years : ALVA Capital\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts\u00a0(IHG), one of the world\u2019s leading hotel companies, announces its first signing in Iceland for its midscale long stay brand\u00a0Candlewood Suites, by IHG. 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